Chapter 43
◎Yang Xueyi is your first love? !◎
Yang Xueyi has always been a very contented person. By the time she arrived at the barbecue restaurant and ate grilled lamb skewers, her mood had recovered a lot and she was no longer too upset by Ying Yun.
After all, Ying Yun and she were not in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. If he wanted to win for any reason, it would not be convenient for Yang Xueyi to interfere. So it was not that hard to accept. She just felt that Ying Yun was a piece of shit.
On the contrary, Meng Chengyun, perhaps because she was offended by Ying Yun's decision, didn't eat much of the delicious grilled skewers. She only ate some roast potatoes and then got up to go to the bathroom.
After exercising, Yang Xueyi had consumed too much energy and was a little hungry. After being pulled aside by Qiao Qianqian to chat for a while and eating a lot of barbecue, she realized that Meng Chengyun had not returned yet, and Ying Yun had also disappeared since she didn't know when.
Yang Xueyi didn't think much about it at first. This barbecue restaurant was a food stall, and it was cool at night, so the group sat outdoors. She was a little full, so she got up and prepared to go to the bathroom at the back of the restaurant to wash her hands. However, when she passed a green bamboo corridor outside the barbecue restaurant, she heard Ying Yun's voice.
It was also at this time that Yang Xueyi finally realized why Meng Chengyun and Ying Yun had disappeared one after another for such a long time.
Under the gentle slanting projection of the moonlight, the shadows of the trees in front of the bamboo forest swayed, and the gentle night breeze blew out an ambiguous rustling sound. In front of the bamboo forest was a staggered rockery landscape, and behind the landscape stood not only the tall and upright Ying Yun, but also Meng Chengyun, whose temperament was very compatible with him.
Yang Xueyi swore that she didn't want to hear it, but this was the only way to the bathroom.
The two people in front of the bamboo forest were obviously engrossed in their conversation and had no idea that Yang Xueyi's figure was hidden behind the rockery.
"What's going on? Didn't you say you were going to share the apartment with a man? And you still won't let me go. Now you're sharing the apartment with a woman."
Meng Chengyun's voice sounded familiar and quite accusatory: "What is your relationship with Yang Xueyi? I was just about to ask you. Today is my first day on the job as an assistant, and I saw your wedding photos with her in my master's studio. So you denied that she was your ex-girlfriend, but after all this time, you even took wedding photos? So what is your relationship? You're not his ex-wife, are you?"
Compared to Yang Xueyi, Meng Chengyun's tone when questioning Ying Yun was full of righteous confidence and frankness.
Is this a question a friend would ask?
So even if Ying Yun and Meng Chengyun are just close friends at the moment, the familiarity of Meng Chengyun's tone and questions goes beyond the scope of friendship.
Ying Yun probably concealed the relationship between him and Yang Xueyi, so Meng Chengyun's tone sounded a little concerned, and he even questioned her directly.
Yang Xueyi was a little self-deprecating. Isn't it the case in many TV dramas that the heroine and the hero have a very long period of ambiguity. Especially the heroine, she may not be able to realize her own feelings immediately, and she has to rely on some external jealousy to make her love for the hero clear.
After all this time, he had become the external force between Ying Yun and Meng Chengyun? A love security guard standing guard for them?
Sure enough, Ying Yun's deep voice followed: "She's not an ex-girlfriend, nor an ex-wife. Yang Xueyi is the daughter of our former housekeeper."
Yang Xueyi no longer wanted to listen to the rest of the conversation.
Who was she? In the end, she was just the nanny's daughter.
Now Yang Xueyi was really unhappy.
Enduring the discomfort and swelling in her heart, she left quickly with a sullen face and tightly pursed lips.
Barbecue should be served with beer. She should have listened to Qiao Qianqian's advice and drank some beer. Perhaps the dizzy feeling of alcohol could neutralize her current feelings.
**
The moment Ying Yun saw Meng Chengyun at the flag football game, he knew something bad was going to happen.
Worried that Meng Chengyun would not keep her mouth shut, he immediately sent her a text message asking her to hide their relationship and pretend that they did not know each other. But sure enough, when it was time for supper, Meng Chengyun finally couldn't hold it in.
Halfway through the barbecue, she kept bombarding Ying Yun on WeChat—
"Brother! You know I don't eat lamb! And you still drag me here for barbecue! I bet you're right, this place's specialty is lamb skewers! Are you trying to starve me to death?"
[Don't you eat barbecue yourself? You say it's not only unhealthy, but also leaves a nasty smell on your clothes, which you really hate!]
[What's wrong with Yang Xueyi? You were staring at her the whole time. Do you want me to go meet her?]
…
Ying Yun couldn't bear it any longer and could only call Meng Chengyun to the bamboo forest behind the barbecue restaurant.
Sure enough, as soon as there was no one around, Meng Chengyun started asking a barrage of questions.
Ying Yun's concise answer obviously didn't silence her. She even widened her eyes in disbelief. "Your former housekeeper's daughter? Doesn't that mean you've known each other for over ten years?"
Meng Chengyun wasn't stupid. She stared at Ying Yun and said, "So your friend... the one who bought flowers last time, is in love with a girl he's known for years... Ah... this... are you..."
Seeing Ying Yun's unfriendly expression, Meng Chengyun quickly changed the subject. She said, "But brother, why are you pretending to be poor? There's no future for a man pretending to be poor. No one likes poor men these days, no matter how handsome they are!"
Ying Yun's face darkened. "Don't worry about it. Don't talk nonsense in front of Yang Xueyi. Just keep pretending that you don't know me. Otherwise, you'll make mistakes and embarrass me. In the future, try to reduce your participation in activities organized by Qiao Qianqian and don't hang around in front of Yang Xueyi."
"But my master is a nice person. She always says she'll take me along when she invites people to dinner. She also has a very good relationship with Yang Xueyi..."
Ying Yun took out his cell phone.
A minute later, Meng Chengyun received a transfer notification on his mobile phone.
"Out of kinship, I'm willing to support you with some food expenses. Go out for meals less often and spend more time at home perfecting your photography skills."
Meng Chengyun looked at the string of zeros following the transfer number and immediately smiled happily: "Thank you, brother! You are so kind!"
"But... I think Yang Xueyi should be quite difficult to pursue. Look how attentive those guys on her team were to her, and yet you let Yang Xueyi lose. Didn't you see how gloomy her face was just now?"
Ying Yun sneered, "So should I just let those guys win? Wouldn't winning make it easier for them to show off? Why should I lose and make way for them? What good would that do me? And let them show off in front of Yang Xueyi? It would make me look weaker."
However, perhaps because Meng Chengyun mentioned that Yang Xueyi had an ugly expression on her face, Ying Yun paused, but still couldn't help it.
"Do you think Yang Xueyi's face really looks ugly?" Ying Yun asked himself, as if he didn't want to believe it. "I think it's okay. It's not her fault that their team lost. It's those guys who are not good enough. What does it have to do with her? She doesn't need to blame herself and feel bad."
Meng Chengyun: “…” It’s not unfair that you don’t have a partner.
Ying Yun coughed, trying to keep his voice steady and cool. As if remembering something, his expression became a little strange, and his voice became a little unnatural: "Besides, the competition must be fair and have a certain competitive spirit. There can't be any crooked tactics."
"Evil ways? What evil ways?"
Ying Yun's voice was low and hoarse, and he glanced at Meng Chengyun coldly: "You don't need to know."
"Oh...but if you do this, I think Yang Xueyi will be angry, so why don't you go and apologize? After all, it was you who pulled out her waist flag and caused their team to lose."
"No need." Ying Yun frowned slightly, "Does this require an apology? Yang Xueyi should be very sensible and shouldn't do this."
Ying Yun is really stubborn.
Meng Chengyun didn't refute: "Anyway, there are many competitors chasing Yang Xueyi. And that girl with the raised dot thread last time, I wonder if they broke up? How can a man with the raised dot thread be a serious man? Such a man is unacceptable, too lewd! He is destined to be a man who is not presentable in this life. Fortunately, I heard from my master that Yang Xueyi should be single now, and may have broken up with that girl with the raised dot thread. That kind of man is just for fun, no need to take him seriously. Yang Xueyi is still rational and smart..."
Meng Chengyun didn't know how she had offended Ying Yun again. She was obviously giving her brother face by not specifically pointing out his inner thoughts, and her words were full of hatred as she attacked his competitors. As a result, not only did her cousin not appreciate it, his expression became even uglier.
Meng Chengyun didn't dare to say much and decided to flatter him: "But brother, you have good taste. I quite like Yang Xueyi. She is so beautiful, but not at all arrogant. I don't like the taste of mutton. The seat I sat in just now was just downwind, and I could smell the mutton skewers wafting from the store. I couldn't help coughing a few times. Others, including you, didn't care whether I lived or died! Only Yang Xueyi noticed it, and without saying a word, she switched seats with me. Fortunately, the wind direction has changed now, and the wind can't blow on her anymore."
"Yang Xueyi is so beautiful when she smiles. Her personality seems so much better than your first love's! Back then, you ran to so many bookstores to buy her that original, out-of-print, signed copy of that niche English book, and yet she was dismissive! Didn't you feel depressed for a long time after your confession failed?"
“I didn’t send it out.”
"Huh? You spent so much time looking for that book but you didn't give it to me? So you... you didn't confess?"
This realization shocked Meng Chengyun.
But when she turned around and saw Ying Yun's expression, she immediately changed her words: "Everything has its own destiny. You didn't confess and didn't send it to her, which means that your first love wasn't the right one, so God didn't let you succeed."
Time has passed, but Meng Chengyun is still very curious: "Speaking of which, why did you like that first love so much, as if you were under a spell? What did she look like? Was she as beautiful as Yang Xueyi?"
Meng Chengyun originally thought that Ying Yun would not answer her boring question, but unexpectedly, Ying Yun looked at her and said "hmm" lightly.
"That first love is so beautiful?" Meng Chengyun was a little surprised. "What you said makes me even more curious. I really want to meet her. How come you always have beauties of this level around you?"
Ying Yun's voice was calm. He glanced at Meng Chengyun and said something shocking: "Don't think about it. Aren't you thinking right now?"
A string of question marks first appeared in Meng Chengyun's head, followed by an exclamation mark of shock.
Her brother meant...
"Holy crap?! Yang Xueyi is your first love?!"
Meng Chengyun was stunned. "Why don't you confess? Why not? It's been ten years! I'm really impressed that you didn't die of suffocation!"
Ying Yun looked away, his expression somewhat dejected. "Yang Xueyi used to dislike me, and she probably doesn't like me now either, she just sympathizes with me. I'm somewhat useful to her right now, but I'm quite replaceable. If she doesn't want me anymore, I'll be completely useless to her."
Sympathy...sharing a room...I was so afraid that I might have said something inappropriate when I just acknowledged him as my relative...
Meng Chengyun was no fool. He immediately pieced together all the details: "Brother! You're a bit sinister! You're pretending to be poor to elicit sympathy from others! Isn't that a bit too much?"
Instead of reflecting on my actions, Ying Yun was actually quite upset: "What's so excessive about that? There's nothing wrong with people using legitimate means occasionally. I didn't steal or rob, so how can I call it insidious? There are so many insidious men out there. I'm considered quite decent. Sometimes you have to learn to find new ways to do things. Can you be happy just following the rules and watching other insidious men get the girl?"
Meng Chengyun was speechless: "Then you don't have to be so shady! Can't you be honest? Even if you pretend to be poor, you can still try to confess first! We can still be friends even if you reject me!"
Ying Yun lowered his head: "I don't want to be friends with her. Being friends with her is more painful. Besides, if I confess my feelings to Yang Xueyi, as long as I fail, there is no way we can be friends."
"There have always been many people chasing Yang Xueyi, but I've never seen her treat any of them well. Once she knows someone likes her, she seems to lose interest in them instantly. She's afraid they'll pester her, so she'll immediately distance herself from them and block them completely."
"So cold-blooded..."
However, Ying Yun didn't sound like he had any complaints or criticisms about Yang Xueyi's handling of the situation. "With her looks, she's certainly picky. It's normal that no one has ever been interested in her. Of course, all those who pursued her before were truly unsuccessful. Not only her, but even I looked down on them."
At this point, his voice deepened, carrying a hint of barely suppressed frustration: "I've known her for ten years. I didn't think she would suddenly change her ways and fall for me. She's only been treating me better recently."
Meng Chengyun had never heard Ying Yun speak so many words in one breath. Her cousin's performance now was like a medical miracle, like seeing a lame man stand up or a mute speak.
It’s a pity that the person involved is in the dark. Ying Yun obviously didn’t realize his own abnormality and was still summarizing it as if he was reviewing the past.
"So if I confess, I'll wait until the right time." He glanced at Meng Chengyun coldly, "I'm not an old man about to be buried, so there's no chance in this lifetime. I'll wait for the right time. I can wait for a day or two."
Meng Chengyun was stunned. "Brother, do you like turtles? You know that? You look a lot like the Ninja Turtle. I hope your life can be as long as a turtle's. That way you will have more time and opportunities than others."
"Did I ask you? Just keep quiet. I know what's going on."
Meng Chengyun: "..." Okay. Just compare your lifespan to that of a turtle.
**
Ying Yun and Meng Chengyun didn't come back until half an hour later. As if to avoid suspicion, the two of them came back one after the other.
But Yang Xueyi wasn't feeling so bad anymore. After returning to her seat, she drank some beer. She wasn't drunk, but the alcohol had numbed her sensitive nerves, making her face flush and her body feel like she was walking on cotton candy. She smiled as she listened to the conversation between her and the other boys in the team.
I don’t know if the atmosphere of the conversation between Ying Yun and Meng Chengyun was not very good in the end, but after Ying Yun came back, he seemed to have a stern face, and then he seemed to look at Yang Xueyi several times.
Yang Xueyi decided to ignore him.
She hadn't seen a few boys who had played flag football with her for a long time. They had endless things to talk about just chatting about the interesting things in their lives recently, and soon put the unpleasantness of the football game behind them.
As luck would have it, one of the boys' relatives happened to be an executive at a medical device company. Yang Xueyi was immediately excited when she heard this, and her career ambition exploded on the spot and she began to expand potential customers.
The boy was quite enthusiastic and immediately helped Yang Xueyi to make connections and passed the relative's contact information to Yang Xueyi.
To express his gratitude, Yang Xueyi immediately made an appointment to treat the other party to dinner next time. The other boys also joined in the fun, saying that they felt sorry for Yang Xueyi for not winning the game this time. Several of them arranged for their team to get together alone next time tonight, and Yang Xueyi readily agreed.
As for Ying Yun, Yang Xueyi occasionally glanced at him and found that his expression was getting worse and worse. He no longer looked as high-spirited as he was during the rugby game, determined to win at all costs. Now he looked depressed and frustrated. She didn't know if it was because of the unpleasant chat with Meng Chengyun.
The two of them continued to pretend not to know each other since they both understood each other. Meng Chengyun surrounded Qiao Qianqian very enthusiastically, calling her "Master" left and right, and Qiao Qianqian was almost flattered.
Yu Shi is as his name suggests, with a very honest personality, but he also joins in on Meng Chengyun and Qiao Qianqian's conversation from time to time, and the three of them are extremely harmonious.
So Ying Yun was the only one left alone.
Yang Xueyi watched him flipping the lamb skewers on the grill with a crackling sound. He seemed to be working very hard, but in the end, the skewers were burnt.
Maybe no one paid any attention to him, which made this young master, who used to be treated like a star, feel uncomfortable. He stood up several times, brought the barbecue that was not very well grilled, and brought it to Yang Xueyi's table. The noise was so loud that he interrupted the conversation between Yang Xueyi and several boys many times.
Under normal circumstances, Yang Xueyi would probably not be able to bear it and would ignore him.
But Yang Xueyi was still a little unhappy about losing the game today, and she didn't know what Ying Yun and Meng Chengyun were doing behind her back, so she was too lazy to be understanding.
Perhaps it was impossible to join in the conversations in other small circles, so Ying Yun finally made up his mind to join Yang Xueyi's side.
But even in this situation, he was still acting so reserved, and only came over with a cold face to interrupt Yang Xueyi's conversation a few times, asking her if she wanted to eat ice cream, and then asking her if she wanted to drink milk tea. There were several Internet celebrity stores nearby, and he wanted to take a walk and buy some on the way.
Yang Xueyi doesn't want any of them.
On the other hand, several boys at the same table happily ordered: "Doctor Ying, since you're on your way, could you please bring us a few cups of milk tea? Thank you!"
"As expected of a doctor, you're in excellent physical condition! After playing rugby, we were all just lying here chatting, and you still have the energy to go for a walk!"
…
But the next second, Ying Yun demonstrated to them that doctors' physical strength was not that good either.
"It's not that good." He paused and glanced at Yang Xueyi. "Let's not go for a walk. I do feel a little tired. I'd better sit down and chat with you."
…
However, even though he sat down next to Yang Xueyi, Yang Xueyi didn't want to pay attention to him.
This food stall is surrounded by other roadside barbecue restaurants, and there is also an open-air KTV in a store not far away. At this moment, I don’t know which big brother ordered an old song, but the sound of his voice, which was tone-deaf, came over loudly.
"If I conquer the world but lose you, then no matter how much I possess, it will be meaningless. I truly cannot live without you. I have made you the only thing in my life..."
…
Yang Xueyi frowned. What kind of cheesy lyrics are these? In this day and age, is there anyone who can empathize with such corny lyrics? And the big brother singing it is so soulful! I can't stand it!
As a result, she turned her head and glanced at Ying Yun, only to see that he had a serious face, as if he was listening to the lyrics carefully, with a thoughtful look on his face.
But soon, Ying Yun concealed the expression on his face, lowered his head, took out his mobile phone and started sending something.
What secret was he secretly discussing with Meng Chengyun?
Yang Xue was extremely angry, but the next second after Ying Yun put down his phone, she heard a WeChat notification sound on her phone.
She picked it up.
Then I saw the message from Ying Yun——
[Yang Xueyi, are you angry when I pull out your flag?]
[I won’t pull it out next time. I’ll still let you win.]
At this moment, Yang Xueyi's mood became subtle and complicated. She raised her head and found that Ying Yun was looking at her in the night, as if waiting for her to look over.
Although his expression was still handsome and cold, the moment he met her gaze, he mouthed to her -
"sorry."
【Author’s words】
This chapter drops 200 red envelopes~
Meng Chengyun: My pupils shocked my family! I still haven't gotten over my first love! I might not be able to attend my brother's wedding!
If seduction doesn't work, I'll give it back to Ying Yun [rookie]
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